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I grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. I grew up around drugs, alcohol, prostitution, I grew up around everything, and I think part of seeing that from really young has made me really steer very far away from it in all of its forms.

Alicia Keys

A Minor is one of my all-time favorite keys to play in. It’s a very moody key, and also ‘A’ is the first letter of my name. It just represents the songs through my eyes.
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Eyes Keys Name Oneself Play Representation Time
My music comes from many, many, many places. My emotions, my feelings, my thoughts, and conversations I have with people I know who influence me.
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Conversation Influence Music Myself People Place Thinking
I’ve been able to find a lot of what I’ve not had before: freedom, bravery, fearlessness. It’s empowering to find those things.
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Brave Empowerment Fear Freedom Myself
Wait, I’m deciding to be my own individual self. And it looks nothing like what anyone else is doing.
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Decision Myself Original Self Love
I pray to give thanks and to recognize all the good things that are in my life even during times of great change, confusion, or frustration.
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Change Confusion Greatness Life Myself Prayer Recognition
How you look is your statement, because it’s a claiming of yourself.
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Appearance Claim Statement Yourself
I’m a very caring person.
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Care Myself Person
I feel more like I’m a person who has so much to offer in different capacities that it would be a danger for me not to give myself a chance to spread my wings in all different directions.
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Chance Dangerous Different Direction Feeling Myself Offering Person Wings
I’ve always expressed myself best through writing. I’ve gotten out all of my deepest feelings that way for as long as I can remember.
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Deep Expression Feeling Myself Remember
Empower us women and we will change this whole entire world.
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Change Empowerment Woman World
Business can change you, and chew you up, and spit you out, and be rid of you, and on to the next thing. That’s why it’s so important to know who you are and stand up for something.
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Business Change Important Stand Yourself
I’d rather believe in my own choice and see it all go wrong than do something I’m not fully convinced of and later feel guilty about it.
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Believe Choice Feeling Guilty Myself See Wrong
Everything you want to be, you already are. You’re simply on the path to discovering it.
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Discover Path Simplicity Yourself
Your life can become the background for the art you create.
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Art Creation Life Yourself
It’s karma, baby. And it goes around.
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Around Karma Spiritual
I believe if you can find something to give back to, your soul will feel fulfilled in a very powerful way.
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Believe Feeling Fulfill Powerful Soul Way Yourself

I grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. I grew up around drugs, alcohol, prostitution, I grew up around everything, and I think part of seeing that from really young has made me really steer very far away from it in all of its forms.

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I grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. I grew up around drugs, alcohol, prostitution, I grew up around everything, and I think part of seeing that from really young has made me really steer very far away from it in all of its forms.

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